Henry Miller Recalls and Reflects [Interview 1956] (8/9) 

Its Henry Miller, do you see? Do ya know...? You see? Don't you know? I like listening to him, do you see?

Henry Miller lived in the most awesome time in terms of the cultural richness

At 6:00 MIller begins talking about men and women socializing together. What he says reminds me of something Kenneth Clark said; he said that he found that the level of civility in a room or at a gathering goes down when the men and women separate from each other and only communicate among themselves. I think this is true. In a civilized society like Europe in general or France in specific, the men and women feel relaxed in each other's company, free to talk with respect for the other.

"The artist is always an outcast, an exile, a parhia."

Henry Miller and other creative people like him -should waste their time trying to explain themselves to people -most people are too dim -witted (I don't care how intelligent they are) to appreciate his experiences, insights and observations.

Fine point. Also I feel that anyone's opinion of what a piece of Art means should be as valid and 'correct' as what the person who created the piece of Art thinks. I'm not saying that that's what you believe. In fact I don't know why I wrote that. I need a drink.

I am never more happy than when i am sitting in a restaurant with a menu in front of my face. waiting for something marvelous to arrive. if you try and eat outdoors in America it won't be long before the landowner or the cops come along to chase you off. This is a barbaric country and will remain so as long as the Big Mac is our national food.

Henry's observations are as valid as a anyone's. read some background on this writer and you'll be surprised.

have one for me too.

You may be labeling "opinion" and "personal observation" as "ignorance." Just a thought. Cheers.

He seemed very opinionated but without having all the facts. The definition of ignorance.